Journal-box.



W. A. HUFF.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. s, 1907.

900,543. Patented ont. 6, 1908. v

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W/TNESSES INVENTOI? A TTOHNEYS W. A. HUF?.V

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLIOATION P ILED JAN. s, 1907.

900,543. V Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

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W. A. HUIT.

JOURNAL BOX. APP'LIOATIQN FILED una, 1907.

Patented Oct. 6,1908.

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W/ TNE SSES UNITEDSTATES V WILLIAM A, HUFF, or` NEWARK', New .'rEasnr..y

JouRNAnBox.

- Application filed January 8,1907. Serial No. 351,337.

To all whom it ma/y concer/n.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. I-IUFF, a

citizen 4of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex .and State of New Jersey, have invented `a new and Im` proved J ournal-Box, 4of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to journal boxes such as used on railway cars. l The object ofthe inventionris to produce a journal boxof simpleconstruction, having improved means for lubricating the wearing surfaces and for preventing the waste of oil from the box, by working along the journal.l

A further object of the invention'is to provide a construction for the box. which will tend to keep the oil in a substantially clean condition; arrangementl being rn'adelfo'r the automatic deposit of the solid particles which may accumulate inthe oil.

The invention conslsts 1n and combination of parts to'be more fully described hereinafter and lparticularly set forth in the claims. f

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilica@ tion, in which similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iig-4 ures.

Figure ,1 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through a journal box constructed according to my invention, certain :parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section showing the box with the cover removed; Fig. 3 is: a 'vertical cross section taken through the outer portion of the box, certain parts being broken away; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form ofcheck plate which I may use the lower portion of this View is broken away. l l' Referring more particularly to the parts, 1

' indicates'the casing of the` journal box, which has an elongated body 2 of reduced width, as

shown i'n Fig. 2. 'The inner portion vof 'this bod is enlarged so as to form an oil trap 3, whi e the outer portion is enlarged so as to forni the cone case 4. The upper portion of the cone case 4 is formed into a cover 5, which seats upon an inclined face 6, as shown in Fig. 1. lThe forward edge 7 of the opening which is formedv in the upper portion of the cone case, is beveled 'as indicated, and the lower edge of the cover is beveled as shown, so as toseat nicely against this edge, as indicated in Fig. 1.v In addition to this, the cover is provided with a downwardly projectspe'cination of Letters- Parella the construction i Patented' oct. c, 1908.

ing apron 8 which lies against the inner face of the wall of the case on the-three sides thereof, as .shown.very1 clearly in Figs.- 1 and3. v'

The inner side `provided with inwardly 'rojecting cheeks 9 which aiford means for. olding 1n brass 10, which is slid longitudinally lnto position over the journal k11. 'The inner eX- tremity of .the brass is 'adapted to' come againstl an inwardly projecting lip 12 at its upper ortion, whichllimits the lon itudinal inwar movement of the brass on t e jour? nal. As indicated in Fig. 2, the arrangementv is such that when the brass is in ositlon, its middle 'ortion lies substantialljr opposite to the c eeks 9, and thebrass substantiall lillsftlieA space between the cheeksso that it is held against lateral movement. Near its outer portion the endl of the journal .11 isl 1 formed with a circumferential groove 13, and Ein' this groove there is received a check platel 14, which is for'med with downwardly prjg jecting arms 1-5, as indicated in Fig. 3.l This check, late is, of course, applied from above lace a when t e cover 5 is removed. It is held position by means of vertically disposed guide lugs '16' which project inwardly from theA side wall of the box as shown, it beit-ig` i understood that Ithe arms of the check plate' j lie in the s ace'between the lugs as indicated z As shown, the upper'- most clear` yin Fig. 2. portion ofthe check plate 14 projects across the outer end face-of the'brass 10 and'aflords outwardly along the journalh At'thesame time, this check plate affords means *for lock'- ingvthe journal box to the journal.A

The upper portion of the',brass1( )'is re'- the journal and brass.

into a boss 19 whichseats .against the under side of the u per wall of the box, as indicated inFig. 1. T e drip openings 18 are preferably arranged in a staggered relation, as shown;

The central ortiorr` of the reservoir, on its upper side, is orm'ed tliat'is, the drip openingson oppositesides' ofthe brass are not 1n alinement.

' The bottom 20 of thejournal box ispiefer; ably inclined downwardly toward the' outer end of the box, at which point the interior of the box communicateswith the interior' of the cone case. The conecase, fat this point 9o means, for .preventing the same from moving .lgl

' 2.0 to the reservoir Il?.v

op vide a plurality on account of its increased size, presents a depression orcup 21 for the oil. This cup is closed from below by a plu y22 which is removed when the oil in `t e boxv is to1 be ydrained out. Tt should be understood that a bath of loil remains constantly in thebotj tomkoi the journal box. ln this bath a cone 23 dips, sa1d cone being rigidly 'attached to the 'end-.of the journal 11 by suitable fastening devices 24?. This cone has substantially the orrn of a disk, presenting a short conical face which inclines toward the brass. The upper edge of the check plate 14 is rovided with a notch 25, and this notch alor s means i 15 for supporting the inner portion of a stripper 26, the construction of which will appear very clearly from an inspection oi Figs.

1 1 and 2.4 The `pur ose oithis stripper is to wipe the oil Vfrom t e cone 23 and conductiit The bod 'of the stripper is formed into Ia spout 27 w `ch lies in the notch and projects beyond the same 4into the reservoir, as shown. At its u per portion, the s out is formed with lateray projecting shou ders 28 which seat against the outer face of the check plate as-rshown. The upper end of the stripper which projects across the cone is cut awayon each side so as. to form vop? ositely disposed notches or openings 29, 30 an in this way a narrow bridge 30 is formed which lies substantially against the face of thecone as shown in Fig. 1.- @iny the u per side oi this bridge a web 31 is formed, which connects the bridge with thefupperjwall of 35 the stripper. This bridge tapers toward the lower portion of, the strip er so that in effect two conduits are formed or the oil in the u lper ortion of the stripper,fwhich are .vide from each other by the web 31. The

. 40 stripper is extendedbeyond the cone 23 and presents a downwardly `rojecting apron 32, which is adapted to faellitate yfthe return of oil tothe lower portion of the box. Beyond this apron 32, t e strip er is Vformedvwith a 4.5 projecting lug 33 which) is adapted to rest against the inner face of the wall, of the cover 5, ,as shown. From this arrangement, it should'be understood that as the journal rotates, the lower portion of the cone 23 is conup oil from the cup 4, and this oli ecomes` ed ofi' b the bridge' 30 of the stripper, so tlliat the o' runs down the stripper into the reservoir. By reason of the presence of the web 31, the conducting of the oil downwardlyis facilitated, and it will be .evident that the oil be raised substanl tially in the same manner by a rotation of the j journal in either'direetion.

' 0n the inner portion of the journal l proof circumferential grooves Mba-tween which ribs 35 are` formed constituting an oil ring. The ribs are Vl shaped so as to present sharp edges. These ribs op# erate to .throw oli the oil by centrifugal properposition.

scopes force and prevent the oil from creeping along the axle toward the exterior of the box. Just beyond the oil ring and toward the inner end of the journal l provide a guard-cup l36 which consistsof a dished plate or cup ythe box at this point. g

The bottom 20 ofthe journal box is provided with a plurality of transverselydis' .posed` ribs 45, as indicated in Fig. l; the purpose of these ribs is to provide pockets yfor the lodgment of solid matter which aeeu- 3 mulates inthe oil. 'Fvidentljq Aas the oil becomes dirty, the solid substance in it will deposit in the pockets formed between the in clined bottom'and the left-hand faces of the ribs, as indicated in Fig. 1. j e

At about the level of the oil in the box, l. provide a baffle-plate 46, which is held in position by lugs 47 upon which it rests, and which project in from the side wall of the box. j, 9

Instead oseating the stripper 2G in a vnotch in the upper edge of the cheek-plate,

l may' adopt the 'construction of eheck plate shown in Fig. 4; the body of this check-plate 48 is of substantially `the same 1 form as that described above, but instead of providing -a notch in the upper portion an opening 49 is provided, through which the spout of the stripper `is passed longitudi-- nally. 11 Y The presence of the baHie-plate 46 is an advantage, inasmuch as it tends to prevent splashing of the oil in passing around curves, or over` unevennosses in the roadbed.

The cover 5 is held in position by meausof 1j screw-bolts 50, which are pivoted between outwardly projecting ears 51 at the sides of the cone-case. The cone-case` is provided with outwardly projecting ears 52, which are formed with slots 53 as indicated, which en- 1I able the bolts to be rotated up into their The bolts, of course, carry nuts 54 which clamp the cover in, position.

The bath of oil in the case may be replenished from time to timethrough a laterally 1i projecting nipple 55 closedvby a removable screw plug 56. f i.

While l have named the member 10 a brass, it should be understood that this term is used in a technical sense. This part may 12 e of any metal or composition suitable to be used for its purpose.

in iitting the stripper in the check-plate a loose `fit should be secured so that the stripper rests easily in position and adapts itself to the cone.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new Patent:

1'. In a journal box, in combination, a case, a journal therein, a brass on said journal having an 'oil reservoir for supplying oil to the journal, a'check plate retaining said brass, said case having an oil bath therein, a cone attached to the end of said journal running' in said bath and adapted to raise-oil, and a stripper wiping the oil from said cone and passing through said check plate to deliver to said reservoir.

2. In a journal boX, in combination, a

and desire to secure by Letters case, a journal rotating in said oase, a brass against said journal and having a reservoir provided with openings in its bottorn, a

check plate retaining said brass and having a notch in the upper edge thereof,- said case having an oil bath therein, a cone attached to said journal dipping in said bath and adapted toraise oil therefrom, and a stripper wiping the oil from said cone and passing through said notch to deliver oil to said reservoir. v

3. A journal box having acase adapted to receive an oil bath and having transversely disposed ribs adapted to collect solid matter carried in the oil.

4. In a journal box, in combination, a case, `a journal a'brass resting against said journal and having a reservoir formed therein, a'check plate retaining said brass, said case having an oil bath therein, a cone dipping in said ollbath and adapted to raise oil therefrom, and a stripper wiping the oil from said cone, and passing through said check plate, said stripper having shoulders resting against the outer faceof said'checkplate.

'Inrtestimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

l WILLIAM A. HUFF.

Witnesses:' "f

F.. D. AMMAN, .EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

